President Duterte will embark on a six-day journey to Cambodia, Hong Kong, and China this week to advance the country’s national interests, particularly strengthen the country’s economic ties with neighbors.

Cambodia has great admiration for President Duterte and is considered a rock star in that country for his tough talking nature and because of the former, it has decided to elevate his “official visit” to a “state visit” to highlight the importance of the relations between the two countries, a Filipino diplomat said.